"Come and hear, all ye that fear God,and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.I cried unto Him with my mouth,and He was extolled with my tongue.Verily God hath heard me;He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.Blessed be God,who hath not turned away my prayer or His mercy from me."Psalms 66:16 & 17, 19 & 20

As I look back through my "Soups" Ricipes, I am flabbergasted.Utterly, completely, thoroughly flabbergasted.

Shocked and astounded.

I have completely failed to share my family's absolute favorite soup.

Ok, so maybe that's a little over-dramatic, but this seriously is an all-time favorite here at our house. And yes, I really can't believe I've forgotten this one, seeing as that we have it about once a month in the winter. So now you have it, too: New England Clam Chowder.

I give all credit for this recipe to My Mom, who gave it to me for my 'Recipe Shower'.

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And now, on a different note:

Our family spent the day before Valentine's Day in The City (the children had the day off school), turning our Lemons into Lemonade: I had my two-year melanoma check(all is clear and I no longer must see the dermatologist every three months--yay!). We did some of the tourist-ythings: visited the USS Pampanito, the ships at the Hyde Street Pier, the Maritime Museum, the Aquatic Park and Visitor's Center, and (just for me) the Boudin Bakery. And oh yeah, I squeezed in my doctor's appointment, while T took the children to a park nearby. I had the very unique experience of driving home through The City after dark during a power outage--not certain I really want to repeat that again! Here are a few of the snapshots of the day: